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I knew it, just thougth of some more:

as sour are also considered: rhubarb, tomatoes, sauerkraut, yoghurt.

additional bitters can be considered: parsley, celery tops, garlic, onion, dandelion, which you can currently find fresh in the fields.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 11:57:53 AM EST
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Tamarind. Assorted other fruits and berries at different ripenesses.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 12:02:31 PM EST
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Yoghurt in the US has been transformed into yogurt. It's yet another confection masquerading as a real food.

To wit: DANNON Fruit on the Bottom Blueberry
Serving Size: 6 oz; 170g

Cultured grade A lowfat milk, blueberries, sugar, fructose syrup, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 1% of modified corn starch, pectin, kosher gelatin, sodium phosphate, malic acid, natural flavor, calcium phosphate. Contains active yogurt cultures including L. acidophilus.

Sugars       25g               
Protein      6g

(By the way this used to come in an 8oz container, it is now 6oz.)

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by rdf (robert.feinman@gmail.com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 12:07:34 PM EST
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Yuk, I can feel your pain. :-) then you might have to make it yourself.
by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 12:09:38 PM EST
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rdf is citing brand name products sold in the traditional supermarkets here.  But it should be said that organic and unprocessed and otherwise natural foods are becoming increasingly available to the vast majority of Americans.  At first it was just specialized stores like Whole Foods, etc.  But now mainstream chains, even WalMart have increasingly large sections devoted to organic foods.  Which is not to say most Americans don't eat overprocessed food.  I think they do.  But there are alternatives for many people.  

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by poemless on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 12:17:23 PM EST
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Having tasted bulgarian yoghurt, I can't be bothered with anything else.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 12:54:46 PM EST
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Yeah, I recently read an American 'how is your health' quiz ( don't ask why), an done of the question was "how much yoghurt do you eat? I ate a lot, and thought that would give me quizkudos. But no, maximum 'bad health' points.
by GreatZamfir on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 06:05:48 PM EST
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dandelion, which you can currently find fresh in the fields

And in my chemically untreated lawn.  Just what I need-another excuse not to mow it.  ;)

by Sassafras on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 05:41:28 PM EST
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happy to have been help. If you need some more excuses let me know, I am good at it. :-)
by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Fri May 2nd, 2008 at 03:53:38 AM EST
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